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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 23, 2009
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, played on April 23, 2009 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | April 23, 2009 |
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Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 23, 2009 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Aaron Harang |
Home Starting Pitcher | Carlos Zambrano |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 40,039 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
Umpires | HP: James Hoye 1B: Adrian Johnson 2B: Randy Marsh 3B: Lance Barksdale |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Willy Taveras | Center Fielder |
Chris Dickerson | Left Fielder |
Joey Votto | First Baseman |
Edwin Encarnacion | Third Baseman |
Jay Bruce | Right Fielder |
Brandon Phillips | Second Baseman |
Ramon Hernandez | Catcher |
Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
Aaron Harang | Pitcher |
Dusty Baker | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Alfonso Soriano | Left Fielder |
Ryan Theriot | Shortstop |
Kosuke Fukudome | Center Fielder |
Derrek Lee | First Baseman |
Aramis Ramirez | Third Baseman |
Micah Hoffpauir | Right Fielder |
Geovany Soto | Catcher |
Mike Fontenot | Second Baseman |
Carlos Zambrano | Pitcher |
Lou Piniella | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 23, 2009
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Zambrano
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dickerson vs. Zambrano
Dickerson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Votto vs. Zambrano
Votto hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Fontenot, and into shallow right field. Votto reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Encarnacion vs. Zambrano
Encarnacion strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Harang
Soriano hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Harang
Theriot hits a fly ball into center field. Taveras settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fukudome vs. Harang
Fukudome hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Phillips reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bruce vs. Zambrano
Bruce hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Zambrano
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Zambrano
Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Harang
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Harang
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hoffpauir vs. Harang
Hoffpauir hits a popup, foul, towards third. Encarnacion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Soto vs. Harang
Soto takes first base on ball four. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Fontenot vs. Harang
Fontenot hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Zambrano
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Harang vs. Zambrano
Harang hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops it up and throws to first, with Zambrano covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Zambrano
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fontenot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Zambrano vs. Harang
Zambrano strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Harang
Soriano hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Dickerson. Soriano reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Theriot vs. Harang
Harang fires to third and has Soriano trapped. There's the throw to Gonzalez who tags Soriano for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Harang
Theriot hits a fly ball into center field. Taveras settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Dickerson vs. Zambrano
Dickerson hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Hoffpauir who is chasing the ball. Dickerson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Votto vs. Zambrano
Votto hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Votto for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Encarnacion vs. Zambrano
Encarnacion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Bruce vs. Zambrano
Bruce hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dickerson scores. Encarnacion moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Phillips vs. Zambrano
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fontenot scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fukudome vs. Harang
Fukudome hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Harang
Lee hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Harang
Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field. Bruce settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hoffpauir vs. Harang
Hoffpauir hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Zambrano
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Zambrano, and towards Fontenot, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Zambrano
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Harang vs. Zambrano
Harang strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Soto vs. Harang
Soto hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harang fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fontenot vs. Harang
Fontenot hits a fly ball into center field. Taveras settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Zambrano vs. Harang
Zambrano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Zambrano
Taveras hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Dickerson vs. Zambrano
Zambrano fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Zambrano. Taveras moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Dickerson vs. Zambrano
Dickerson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Votto vs. Zambrano
Votto hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Soriano. Votto reaches second base with a double. Taveras scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Encarnacion vs. Zambrano
Encarnacion hits a fly ball into center field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Bruce vs. Zambrano
There's a wild pitch. Votto moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Bruce vs. Zambrano
Bruce hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fontenot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Harang
Soriano hits a ball on the ground into left field. Dickerson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Dickerson. Soriano moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Theriot vs. Harang
Theriot hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Soriano scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fukudome vs. Harang
There goes Theriot. The throw from Hernandez and he is out, Gonzalez applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fukudome vs. Harang
Fukudome hits a line drive towards short. Gonzalez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Harang
Lee strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Zambrano
Phillips takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Zambrano
Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Zambrano
Gonzalez hits a line drive to right center field. The ball gets by Fukudome. Hoffpauir fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hoffpauir. Phillips scores. Hernandez goes all the way around to score. Gonzalez moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harang vs. Zambrano
Harang hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fontenot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Taveras vs. Zambrano
Taveras bunts towards the mound. Zambrano fields it and throws to home to get Gonzalez. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Dickerson vs. Zambrano
There goes Taveras. The throw from Soto and he is safe. Taveras steals second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Dickerson vs. Zambrano
Dickerson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Harang
Ramirez hits a fly ball into center field. Taveras settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hoffpauir vs. Harang
Hoffpauir hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Soto vs. Harang
Soto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Votto vs. Cotts
Neal Cotts now pitching.
Votto hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Cotts
Encarnacion strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bruce vs. Cotts
Bruce hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fontenot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Cotts
Phillips hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fukudome throws the ball in to Fontenot who tags Phillips trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fontenot vs. Harang
Fontenot hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Miles vs. Weathers
Aaron Miles pinch hits for Neal Cotts. David Weathers now pitching.
Miles strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Soriano vs. Weathers
There's a wild pitch. Fontenot moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Soriano vs. Weathers
Soriano strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Theriot vs. Weathers
Theriot hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Samardzija
Jeff Samardzija now pitching.
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Samardzija
Gonzalez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fontenot settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Nix vs. Samardzija
Laynce Nix pinch hits for David Weathers.
Nix strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Samardzija
Taveras hits a line drive into left center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Hernandez moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Dickerson vs. Samardzija
Dickerson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hernandez scores. Taveras scores. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Votto vs. Samardzija
Votto hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Dickerson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Encarnacion vs. Samardzija
Encarnacion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fontenot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Fukudome vs. Masset
Nick Masset now pitching.
Fukudome takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Masset
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Encarnacion juggles the ball. That's an error on Encarnacion. Fukudome moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ramirez vs. Masset
Ramirez hits a fly ball into left field. Dickerson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Hoffpauir vs. Masset
Hoffpauir hits a fly ball into left field. Dickerson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Soto vs. Masset
Soto hits a fly ball into center field. Taveras settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/23/2009 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D) Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Taveras W, cf 5 2 2 0 Soriano A, lf 4 1 2 0 Dickerson C, lf 5 1 2 2 Theriot R, ss 4 0 1 1 Votto J, 1b 5 1 4 2 Fukudome K, cf 3 0 1 0 Encarnacion E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Lee D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Bruce J, rf 4 0 1 1 Ramirez A, 3b 4 0 1 0 Phillips B, 2b 3 1 1 0 Hoffpauir M, rf 4 0 1 0 Hernandez R, c 4 2 2 0 Soto G, c 3 0 0 0 Gonzalez A, ss 4 0 1 1 Fontenot M, 2b 3 0 1 0 Harang A, p 3 0 0 0 Zambrano C, p 2 0 0 0 Weathers D, p 0 0 0 0 Cotts N, p 0 0 0 0 Nix L, ph 1 0 0 0 Miles A, ph 1 0 0 0 Masset N, p 0 0 0 0 Samardzija J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 7 13 6 32 1 7 1 Cincinnati 000 101 212 -- 7 Chicago 000 001 000 -- 1 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Harang A (W)* 7.0 7 1 0 1 2 Weathers D 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Masset N 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Zambrano C (L) 7.0 7 4 3 2 7 Cotts N 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 Samardzija J 1.0 4 2 2 0 1 * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th E -- Zambrano C, Dickerson C, Hoffpauir M, Encarnacion E DP -- Cincinnati 1, Chicago 1 LOB -- Cincinnati 6, Chicago 6 2B -- Votto J 2, Soriano A, Taveras W 3B -- Dickerson C HR -- Votto J SB -- Taveras W CS -- Soriano A, Theriot R WP -- Zambrano C, Weathers D T -- 2:42 A -- 40039
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